Stage of cancer diagnoses among migrants from the former Soviet Union in comparison to the German population - are diagnoses among migrants delayed?

In this study, we compared stage at diagnosis, standardized incidence ratio (SIR) and standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of most frequent cancer diagnoses between re-settlers (Aussiedler) from the former Soviet Union and the general population in the Saarland in Germany to assess possible delays in...

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Main Authors: Cho, An Bin (Author) , Jaehn, Philipp (Author) , Becher, Heiko (Author) , Winkler, Volker (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 17 January 2018
In: BMC public health
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5046-0
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5046-0
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5046-0
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Author Notes:An Bin Cho, Philipp Jaehn, Bernd Holleczek, Heiko Becher and Volker Winkler
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Summary:In this study, we compared stage at diagnosis, standardized incidence ratio (SIR) and standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of most frequent cancer diagnoses between re-settlers (Aussiedler) from the former Soviet Union and the general population in the Saarland in Germany to assess possible delays in diagnosis of cancer among this migrant group.
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ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-018-5046-0